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Vincent Olsen-Reeder

Dr Vincent Ieni Olsen-Reeder is the Director of ReoPol Limited, a newly established pakihi Māori that believes in quality Māori language policy for the nation, removing government-imposed barriers and reestablishing te reo Māori as a functioning and flourishing language across the nation.

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What defines a ‘Kiwi’ – and who is allowed to bear the name?

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Why the word ‘tribe’ makes some Māori uneasy

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The dialects that shaped us: listening to our ancestors in every reo Māori voice

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Te reo Māori isn’t a political problem – it’s the public service’s greatest opportunity

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Reo and rage: why I’ve stopped taking the bait

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The future we spoke into being: te reo Māori as Aotearoa’s first language

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Lost in translation: The real cost of a ‘knowledge-rich’ curriculum

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When a judge slaps down a lawyer for a few words of te reo, it’s about power

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When a judge slaps down a lawyer for a few words of te reo, it’s about power

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Rob Thorne is taking traditional Māori instruments into new worlds

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